COVID is (STILL) a Working Class Issue
How the ongoing pandemic continues to profoundly impact working-class musicians and arts workers despite its erasure from the public consciousness.
Features
Community Roots on the Rock
A report from New Feeling's panel at Lawnya Vawnya on building artist careers across so-called Canada.
Rae Spoon: Looking for “Friends in Low Places”
Rae Spoon on why they’re returning to their country roots, the genre’s fraught relationship to marginalized communities, and their queered cover of the class (im)mobility anthem “Friends In Low Places”
In Conversation with Shaunt Raffi
A conversation with artist and curator Shaunt Raffi about his Kensington Market venue Tapestry, his roots in politics, and the difference between art and entertainment.
DIY Dreams: Winnipeg’s Electronic Underground is Thriving
Winnipeg’s promising electronic music scene is one that’s rich with history and a gritty commitment to grassroots organizing.
Q&A with ESCOBUTT: Art, Music, and Sex in the Digital Future
Colombia-born, Toronto-based DJ/producer ESCOBUTT delves into how their music engages with hacker aesthetics, online sex work, and the ways Latin American dance music is evolving in the post-digital era.
URL/IRL: The Hybrid Initiatives That Are Transcending Barriers Across Canada
five cross-Canada URL/IRL initiatives that have built upon the tools that COVID-19 left us with and are creating bridges and filling gaps by focusing on transcending barriers to foster community